Why is it you

Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie, released from whatever fear. You are lifted and you see it all from above. Francesca Marciano

Roth Unbound is filled

Roth Unbound is filled with intelligent readings and smart judgments. Because of the author’s sympathy and sharp mind, it offers real insight into the creative process itself, and into Philip Roth’s high calling as a great American artist. The book is, in some ways, a radical rereading of Roth’s life and his work. It is … Read more

In the west, Apollo

In the west, Apollo and Dionysus strive for victory. Apollo makes the boundary lines that are civilization but that lead to convention, constraint, oppression. Dionysus is energy unbound, mad, callous, destructive, wasteful. Apollo is law, history, tradition, the dignity and safety of custom and form. Dionysus is the new, exhilarating but rude, sweeping all away … Read more